Purpose

To consolidate, disseminate, and gather information concerning the 710 expansion into our San Rafael neighborhood and into our surrounding neighborhoods. If you have an item that you would like posted on this blog, please e-mail the item to Peggy Drouet at pdrouet@earthlink.net

Monday, October 13, 2014

The Week in Livable Streets Events

Tuesday, Saturday - The LACBC holds a series of
bike counts throughout L.A. County. They need volunteers for morning and
afternoon shifts on Tuesday and morning shifts on Saturday. Get all the
details, here.

Tuesday - Technology is fundamentally changing the
way we live, work, and use space. Cities have always facilitated the
sharing of space, infrastructure, and culture, but our newfound
connectivity is elevating the “sharing economy” to a level with impacts
for land use and transportation planning, economic and community
development, and sustainability. As these new models challenge current
practices, outdated rules, and vested interests, how can planners and
policymakers best capture their positive and negative effects? The
American Planning Association – Los Angeles hosts a panel discussion to
try and figure it out. Get the details, here.

Wednesday, Thursday – The Metro Board of Directors
holds its near-monthly committee meetings to determine the agenda for
the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors. The agendas hadn’t been
set when we wrote this roundup, but they can be found, here.

Friday - Join Santa Monica Next and Consensus Inc.
for an informal meetup over drinks for people who live and work in
Santa Monica and who want to see their community thrive with sustainable
progress and more livable neighborhoods. Get more details, here.

Saturday – Multi-Cultural Communities for Mobility
Board Member (and occasional Streetsblog writer) Erick Huerta leads a
walking tour of Boyle Heights. The tour will feature landmarks along
First street such as the Breed Street Shul, Pico-Aliso Housing Projects,
various murals, Evergreen Cemetery, and other landmarks that highlight
the multiculturalism found in the neighborhood. Get more details. here.

Sunday – The non-profit L.A. Commons
will host its 4th annual Found L.A: Festival of Neighborhoods, and its
first based on a mayoral theme, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great
Streets Program. Angelenos will explore the main arteries of
neighborhoods around the city, developed and not so, and meet the people
in the center of activity there. More details, here.